The Oscars’ year of super-sizing continued on Thursday with the Academy announcing that 114 musical scores had qualified for the Best Original Score category.
The number was 10 more than qualified last year and 17 more than the previous year.
Hans Zimmer has two of the most high-profile scores in the running with “12 Years a Slave” and “Rush,” as well as a third in “Man of Steel.”
Other composers with multiple entries include Christophe Beck (“The Hangover Part III,” “The Internship,” “R.I.P.D.” and “Runner Runner”), Henry Jablonsky (“Captain Phillips,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” and “Turbo”), Thomas Newman (“Saving Mr. Banks” and “Side Effects”) and Danny Elfman (“Epic” and “Oz the Great and Powerful”).